Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by Mtinie on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:32PM
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How do you classify an “actual terrorist grouping site” versus a “collection of fringe political ideological groups who happens to have a lot of content which looks suspiciously like the same content you’d find on actual terrorist groups’ sites” without using a broad brush?
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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by AgentOrange1234 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:43PM
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If you can’t tell the difference, does it matter?
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by Mtinie on Saturday January 09, 2021 @11:00PM
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To me, no.
My question was to the author of the commentary I was replying...though, since I posted they’ve gone back and appended a note to their comment providing their definition.
Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
by fatbird on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:42PM
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It's called The Benghazi Line: if they've collectively caused more deaths (5) than occurred during the Benghazi Incident (4), then they're a legit threat requiring action to disrupt and deplatform.
With less snark: it's not about how much organization they demonstrate, it's a judgement call about the likelihood of tangible damage and destruction occurring. Yes, it's an imprecise standard. That's the reality in which we live and operate.